About me
Todd Fitzgerald promotes CISO leadership and collaboration as founder of the successful SCMedia CISO STORIES weekly podcast, advisory board participation, and international speaking engagements. Todd authored 5 leadership books, including #1 New Release (2024) Privacy Leader Compass: A Comprehensive Roadmap for Building and Leading Practical Privacy Programs, and #1 Best-selling (2019-2024) and 2020 CANON Cybersecurity Hall of Fame Winning book, CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers. Named 2016–17 Chicago CISO of the Year, Todd’s global multi-industry, Fortune 500 senior leadership positions include Northern Trust, Grant Thornton International, Ltd, ManpowerGroup, Wellpoint/National Government Services, Zeneca/Syngenta, IMS Health and American Airlines. Todd earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Master Business Administration with highest honors from Oklahoma State University and is an adjunct lecturer in IT Risk Management and Cybersecurity Leadership for Northwestern University.